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Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Property Rights Newsletter

June 24, 2011 - Issue #618

"Man is free at the moment he wishes to be."- Voltaire

Property Rights for all include Smokers Rights! Nevada Governor signs bill to allow smoking in standalone bars that serve food. Despite opposition from health officials, taverns and standalone bars have won the right to permit both smoking and food service under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Brian Sandoval. The new law becomes effective immediately. Under Assembly Bill 571, those under 21 will be barred from taverns where food and smoking is permitted. Under the bill, taverns and bars also could offer two sections: one where adults could smoke and eat, and a second, completely enclosed, no-smoking area for families and adults who prefer that option.

Meanwhile, in New York: The Daily Show with John Stewart. Sam Bee reports on the smoking ban in NYC parks. The video shows how silly the Anti's are demanding a smoke free park when there are so many real problems around! Great job!!!

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Property Rights for all include Smokers Rights! USA FDA Cigarette Health Warnings. Beginning September 2012, FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States. These warnings mark the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years and are a significant advancement in communicating the dangers of smoking.

No ifs, ands or butts FDA warning photos faked. There is only one problem with the federal government’s great campaign of graphic images aimed at combating the deceit of tobacco companies and rescuing us from our stupid selves. The images are fabricated. The dead man with the zipped-up chest? “It’s not a dead body,” the spokesman assured me. "It’s an actor. It’s supposed to be a cadaver after an autopsy." The man with the wispy smoke coming out of the hole in his throat? "That’s a Photoshopped illustration." The baby in an incubator is a creepy drawing. More...

The Black Pig Lung Hoax. It was an outright bald-faced lie. "Pankiw described the centerpiece of his anti-smoking display as the diseased lung of a 150-pound man who smoked for 15 years. Actually, it was a pig's lung shot full of various carcinogens on purpose, but, Pankiw said later, his lesson was made stronger by not passing along that tidbit of truth."

International Smokers Rights Conference. Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, June 27-29, 2005. Read what was presented by The Smoker's Club in 2005. Listen to Luc Martial saying that Canada forgot to check the facts on their new cigarette packs! They had to look around after the packs came out to find any doctor who would sign off on the facts with no checking.

More Package Warnings Articles from The Newsletter.

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Friday, June 17, 2011

The Property Rights Newsletter

June 17, 2011 - Issue #617

"I have sworn upon the altar of Almighty God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson

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Fat Stigma Spreads Around the Globe. At a time when global health officials are stepping up efforts to treat obesity as a worrisome public health threat, some researchers are warning of a troubling side effect: growing stigma against fat people. "Of all the things we could be exporting to help people around the world, really negative body image and low self-esteem are not what we hope is going out with public health messaging," said Alexandra Brewis, executive director of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. Dr. Brewis and her colleagues recently completed a multicountry study intended to give a snapshot of the international zeitgeist about weight and body image. The findings were troubling, suggesting that negative perceptions about people who are overweight may soon become the cultural norm in some countries, including places where plumper, larger bodies traditionally have been viewed as attractive, according to a new report in the journal Current Anthropology.
GPs will be paid extra to tell patients they are fat. GPs will receive a payment for every obese patient they advise to lose weight - on top of money for keeping lists of those who weigh too much. The plans form part of a desperate bid to tackle soaring rates of obesity in Britain, with two out of three adults now classed as overweight or obese.
Doctors Refusal to Treat Obese Patients May Raise Legal Problems. By John F. Banzhaf III. First, people who are obese may qualify for protection under the Americans With Disabilities Act [ADA], as well as under state statutes which prohibit discrimination based upon weight or personal appearance. In sharp contrast, smokers are not protected against this type of treatment under any statutes, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf, who pioneered the use of the ADA to protect nonsmokers from exposure to tobacco smoke in workplaces and public place.
Do Georgia's Child Obesity Ads Go Too Far? "Youth who are obese cannot conceal their weight – their stigma is very visible," she said. "And yet their voices are not being heard. They are so vulnerable to victimization, with such devastating consequences." Indeed, weight-related bullying is being cited by family members as a possible factor in the decision of two 14-year-old Minnesota girls to commit suicide together on April 16. Puhl, who has studied weight discrimination for more than a decade, was lead author of a 2007 study of overweight children that concluded their quality of life, due to stigmatization by peers, was comparable to that of people with cancer.
Arizona's "Fat Tax" Punishes the Poor. If instituted, the plan is projected to add about $500 million to fill the budget deficit. It would also signal the first attempt ever to penalize Medicaid recipients for what the state deems “unhealthy behaviors” that drive up health care costs.
Mayor Bloomberg’s grand vision to improve New Yorkers’ health by severely limiting sales of high-calorie beverages on city property is short-sighted and destructive, say blind vendors who operate stands in city-owned buildings. "At a time when there’s a 70 percent unemployment rate among the blind, it seems unfair that Mayor Bloomberg is trying to achieve his health agenda on the backs of blind people."
Mayor Menino Bans Sugary Drink Sales On Boston City Property. "I want to make this a healthier choice, the easier choice in people’s daily lives, whether it’s the schools, the work sites or other places in the community," Menino said.
From The Mailbag
MO: Anti-smoking activists won’t stop with partial bans. By Theodore J. King. I wonder if Clean-Air Springfield’s supporters are going to flock to Springfield’s stand-alone bars, tobacco shops, and private clubs now that they are “smoke free.” Probably not.
China: Baidu CEO and Bill Gates Take On Smoking. In the latest sign of philanthropy's spread among China's wealthy, Baidu Inc.'s Robin Li joined Bill Gates Saturday to announce a campaign to combat smoking in China. Mr. Gates said China "will be a big focus" for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's work on tobacco control, but also declined to give financial details.
Scotland: Ban's left our pubs gasping for breath. By Paul Waterson. The smoking ban was a bold experiment a few years ago. Had we all known then what we know now - that it would be the licensees doing the quitting, not the smokers - would it have been pushed through in the same way? Quite possibly; but common sense suggests that easing the ban a little will do nothing to harm the "health benefits" and may stop many more hard-working licensees from losing their livelihoods.
Smoking On Film, TV, and Stage
Property Rights for all include Smokers Rights! Rango slammed by anti-smoking campaigners who say film encourages children to smoke. The only other film which came close was 101 Dalmatians in which Cruella de Vil smoked all the time. Even the lead character, Rango the chameleon, swallows a cigar and breathes fire in the face of an enemy at one point.
That '60s show. New series seek their inner "Mad Men." ABC's sexy stewardess-centered "Pan Am" and NBC's recreation of the cave man days of the sexual revolution, "The Playboy Club." The Cold War era is making a comeback. "There's the relief from all the PC-ness," he says. "Imagine how smokers feel watching those people blow smoke rings in an elevator -- oh, true liberation."
The Last Smoker in America... an original, four-character musical comedy about a dysfunctional family struggling to survive in a world where smoking has recently been outlawed.
Many more articles about smoking on film, TV, and the stage.
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Friday, June 10, 2011

The Property Rights Newsletter

June 10, 2011 - Issue #616

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Property Rights for all include Smokers Rights! AR: Fayetteville Smoking ordinance fails. Residents will be able to continue to light up inside bars that allow smoking for the foreseeable future. The measure failed to garner six of eight votes needed for an expanded ordinance to go into effect early next year.
AZ:Glendale considers requiring smoking areas for businesses. The Planning Commission voted 6-0 Thursday to recommend that the City Council approve the zoning ordinance amendment. "This will keep smokers on the property and out of neighborhoods," Ritz said. Vice Mayor Steve Frate told The Republic the recommended requirement is a "step in the right direction."
CA: Tobacco shops exempt from smoking bill. The California Senate has approved a bill to tighten restrictions on smoking in the workplace after it was amended to exclude smoke shops and lounges. SB575 passed 25-14 and now goes to the Assembly.
LA: Senate Kills Smoking Ban. With a 15-22 vote, the Louisiana Senate last week shot down a bill that would have banned smoking in Louisiana bars. A similar situation occurred in 2009, when lawmakers were poised to ban smoking in bars. That effort failed after a late addition of casinos, previously exempt from the potential ban. Marionneaux authored last year's bill as well.
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NV:Nevada Panel OKs bill to allow bar patrons to smoke and eat. A move to allow taverns and bars to let patrons smoke and eat meals if children are not allowed on the premises gained momentum Wednesday under a bill approved 10-5 by the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Under Assembly Bill 571, if only adults 21 and older are allowed to enter, taverns and bars can permit smoking and serve patrons food. If it receives Assembly approval, then the proposal must go to the Senate for additional hearings.
NY: Michael Bloomberg: the man who killed New York. By Brendan O'Neill. New York is currently governed by a gaggle of health-obsessed bigwigs who believe they have a duty to grab New Yorkers by the scruffs of their outsized necks and drag them towards lives of bicycle-riding, non-smoking, booze-avoiding, fruit-snacking conformity. City Hall, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is awash with that new breed of psycho-politician known as the ‘nudger’, who believes that he has the right to use psychological techniques and brute censorship to manipulate and ‘improve’ human behaviour… NY: Video: Smokers Protest Ban On Brighton Boardwalk. Smokers’ rights advocates gathered on the Brighton Beach section of the Riegelmann Boardwalk on Saturday to protest the city’s latest smoking ban, affecting parks, beaches, boardwalks, marinas and other Parks Department-owned properties.
OH: Funds have been cut for enforcement of the ban. High Court will Review Smoking Ban Constitutionality. The first state supreme court in the nation to determine whether a statewide smoking ban violates bar owners' property rights. The Court also agreed to review whether the Ohio Department of Health has consistently exceeded its authority in fining business owners under the ban.
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PA: Allentown is launching a voluntary no-smoking program, posting donated signs that declare all of its 17 playgrounds, four pools and three spray parks tobacco-free zones. The ban relies on peer pressure. Smokers rights advocate Robert Gehrman, Pennsylvania state coordinator for Citizens Freedom Alliance / Smokers Club International, said the signs might make smokers less likely to bring their kids to city playgrounds. "Smokers are taxpayers too," he said. "They have children too. Everything is just getting ridiculous." Most smokers try to be considerate about smoking around others and if given a place to dispose of their butts properly, will do so, Gehrman said.
SC: Smoking in Pendleton on council’s agenda. The proposed ordinance would prohibit smoking in many public places, including restaurants, in the city.
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Friday, June 03, 2011

The Property Rights Newsletter

June 3, 2011 - Issue #615

"I don't know how much education you need to be stupid." - Roy Rowley

Property Rights for all include Smokers Rights! Cellphones 'possibly carcinogenic,' report suggests. They reviewed possible links between cancer and the type of electromagnetic radiation found in cellphones, microwaves and radar. The agency is the cancer arm of the World Health Organization and the assessment now goes to WHO and national health agencies for possible guidance on cellphone use. The group classified cellphones in category 2B, meaning they are possibly carcinogenic to humans. Other substances in that category include the pesticide DDT and gasoline engine exhaust. MORE Articles about cellphone bans.
From The Mailbag
CA: We need to remind the Governor of the State of California, Jerry Brown, that one of his campaign promises was to move government away from state control and back down to the local level. SB 575 would remove the current exemptions and the option of local control, and make all laws the same statewide - removing the decision making process from local jurisdictions.
MI: Undercover Investigation: Smoking Ban Violators. Several Bars Ignore Michigan Smoking Laws. When our hidden team asked a one waitress if it was OK to smoke, she joked with us about a health department inspector, “If you see a lady with a clipboard walk in, just stash the ash tray,” she said.
NY: For months, Ron Melendi has been bludgeoning New York State legislators and the Governor’s office with statistics that show how the state’s onerous tobacco taxes have joined with federal taxes to drive these small businesses to the brink of destruction. Now, to put a ‘face’ to that data, he’s touring the state, creating a video documentary of professional tobacconists that he will present to lawmakers by mid-June in support of current bills that would cap the premium cigar tax at $1 per stick.
USA: Clara Kaszubowski gets best of neighborly deal by smoking, drinking, gaming till 103 years old. And... Robert Vannatter, 90 years old, with two Bronze Stars for heroism, is to be knighted by France. USA: Watch the video: Smokeman Song.
Australia: Looking at total ban in 10-15 years. "The government should consider issuing smokers with a licence to smoke, which would involve them passing a test, not dissimilar to a driving test," Chapman said. "They would get a swipe card with their photo on it and … they could say how much they wanted to smoke a day. If it was 10 cigarettes a day you'd get a category one license...
UK: Fiery Nouveau Flamenco band lights up the world's hottest cigars auction on Independence Day in London.
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